A guidebook to day walks in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), across Cumbria, County Durham & Northumberl&. The book

Includes:: 50 walks exploring England`s `last wilderness`, ranging from 5 miles (8km) to 14 miles (23km). Most are circular, though there are some linear routes, & there is something to suit all abilities over a variety of terrain. Route descriptions are illustrated with OS mapping & colour photographs, & the book

Includes:: details of local transport services, accommodation & tourist information centres. The walks cover a variety of terrain, from flat railway trackbeds to pathless moorl&, & provide the opportunity to explore the striking geological features & fascinating industrial heritage of the area.



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Walking is medicine for the mind. It helps us slow down & think things through. It also helps us perk up & generate new ideas. There are few activities as readily available & revitalizing as a brisk walk, or as soothing & stimulating as a long walk. Wonderful things can happen when we set out on two feet. Within these pages, you will find stories from artists, designers, writers, psychologists & speakers who are inspired by the effect of pacing outdoors. You will hear of walks in the city, hikes through woods at dawn & epic adventures involving long journeys on foot. No matter the scale of the tale, the writer offers lessons they learned of a simple, human nature that we can all underst&. In each chapter you will discover suggestions & ideas about how to create simple daily habits from the writer`s thinking. In a world where so much of the noise around us suggests we are not good enough as we are, & that we must seek to change, these accounts try to do something different. They aim instead to invite a stroll into the complex pathways of the mind to discover the beauty of our own quirky individuality. ...

A guidebook to walks in the Italian region of Tuscany. 43 graded routes range from 2.5 to 18km, & take in the Renaissance splendour of Florence & Siena, the World Heritage scenery of Val d` Orcia & San Gimignano & the stunning island of Elba. Alongside detailed route descriptions & clear mapping there is essential practical information on public transport & food & drink, as well as a comprehensive list of accommodation, & a useful Italian-English glossary. The guide is packed with interesting details about the area`s wildlife, landscape, culture & history, making it a perfect companion to getting to know this beautiful region. Tuscany is justifiably renowned for its glorious landscapes. Romantic hilltop villages clinging to rolling hills contrast with dense forests, rugged mountains & long, sandy beaches. This is a region that resonates with history
- Etruscan remains, Medici villas, Renaissance towns & landscapes that inspired Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo & Dante. Add in the climate & superb food & wine & you have a perfect walking destination.
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Walking in Värmland is One Day Walks Publishing`s guide to walking in the picturesque lake region of Central Sweden. A total of 22 walks are included in the guide, ranging in length from 5.5
- 20 kilometres, thus being suitable for a wide range of walking standards. Each walk opens with an Information box detailing details about the walk, including distance, type, time & difficulty grading. There are also details of getting to the start of the walk & also a description of ” Why” you should walk the route in question. GPS co-ordinates are provided at different points in the route, & these are displayed on a simple overview map of the walk. An extensive & comprehensive route description is also provided, guiding walkers along the route.
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From prize-winning historical novelist Louise Allen, this book presents nine walks through both the London Jane Austen knew & the London of her novels! Follow in Jane`s footsteps to her publisher`s doorstep & the Prince Regent`s vanished palace, see where she stayed when she was correcting proofs of Sense & Sensibility & accompany her on a shopping expedition
- & afterwards to the theatre. In modern London the walker can still visit the church where Lydia Bennett married Wickham, stroll with Elinor Dashwood in Kensington Palace Gardens or imagine they follow Jane`s naval officer brothers as they stride down Whitehall to the Admiralty. From well-known landmarks to hidden corners, these walks reveal a lost London that can still come alive in vivid detail for the curious visitor, who will discover eighteenth-century chop houses, elegant squares, sinister prisons, bustling city streets & exclusive gentlemen`s clubs amongst innumerable other Austen-esque delights.
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Guidebook to over 70 walking routes in the hills of Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park in Scotland`s Southern Highlands. Including 21 Munros on less-popular routes, as well as plenty of Corbetts & Grahams. Hill summits of Ben Lomond, the Cobbler, Ben Lui & the Arrochar Alps have plenty of routes to explore. The routes in this guide range from 1 to 17 miles, & are clearly graded for distance & difficulty, as well as dividing between low-level, mid-level & mountain walks. From short, loch-side strolls suitable for all walkers, to long, challenging mountain routes with rocky scrambling, the Loch Lomond & Trossachs hills have plenty to offer. The glen & mountains walks in this guide are divided into area: the Trossachs, Callander & Loch Lubnaig, Balquhidder & Lochearnhead, Crianlarich to Inveraran, Tyndrum, Ben Lomond, Loch Lomond West, Arrochar Alps & Glen Croe to Loch Goil. The hills & glens of the Trossachs & Loch Lomond are the first of the Highlands as you come from the south & first in the affections of many hill-goers. Slightly less savage than their northern counterparts, they have a rugged charm all of their own. Their ridges are wrinkly schist & grassy picnic places, their lower slopes are oakwoods & ferries cruise the lochs in between. This guidebook

Includes:: plenty of background information on the area, as well as practical information on getting to & around the region`s walks, as well as advice on accommodation, what equipment to take, when to go, as well as interesting details on the schist rock that makes the hills, & important information on access in the hills & on Scottish estates.

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Walking London is the essential companion for any urban explorer
- visitor or native
- committed to discovering the true heart

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' Walking London' contains 24 themed walking tours of 1-6 miles which offer the walker an opportunity to discover the history, architecture, skulduggery & the ghost stories of the city, while not missing those all-important places to stop & admire the view or to have a cup of coffee. First-time & regular visitors will relish the carefully designed tours, which explore Dublin's best-known landmarks as well as the secret places known only by locals. ...

” Walking London” offers 15 carefully curated itineraries, written by an expert travel writer, that showcase the city`s best sights. Fun features include in-depth looks at major icons, best of lists of quintessential things to see & do, & insider sidebars full of local knowledge. A travel essentials section has planning tips & h&-picked hotels. Travellers will find top-notch, streamlined, & useful information that goes beyond the internet basics to ensure a rewarding, authentic, & memorable urban experience. Expert authors organise each itinerary with on-the-ground information, allowing the traveller to avoid long queues, visit at its most opportune time, & see the sites in the most expedient way possible. ...

London`s City Wall was the second biggest building project undertaken by the Romans in Britain after Hadrian`s Wall. Originally built using 90, 000 tons of quarried Kentish stone, its many layers enshrine the victories & catastrophes of the eventful story of the City of London, spanning two thousand years up to the present day. Yet incredibly, the monument languishes as a footnote in the capital`s history
- until now. ” Walking London Wall” aims to fill this gap, providing an up-to-date history & guide to one of London`s oldest & least known monuments. ” Walking London Wall” can be read from the comfort of an armchair or as an on-site-guide. Also included for the first time is a complete exploration of the Roman Riverside Wall, long a matter of debate of conjecture. Part travel, part archaeology, part national, local & social history, ” Walking London Wall” is the first ever complete account of this monument, as well as practical guide to what survives of it above & below ground. Anyone interested in the history of London will find this an informative & enjoyable read.
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